Originally published in February 2025, this updated report provides new material on physician practice management (PPM) arrangements, reference-based pricing arrangements, minimum essential coverage ...

Employer-sponsored health care coverage is one of the best reasons to work for someone else. (Just ask any freelancer or solopreneur.) But health insurance coverage is expensive for everyone — ...

The Difference Card reports that a Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan (MERP) integrates with fully insured health plans to reduce healthcare costs for employers and employees.

Private health insurance premiums will be going up in 2026 – in some cases, by a lot. Congressional Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked on health care reform, following disagreements over ...

Continued increases in premiums and underlying health care prices have likely contributed to the declining small-group health insurance market. And hospital consolidation is a well-known contributor ...